Global Patent Index - EP 0273554 B1

EP 0273554 B1 19970709 - Scan pattern generator for bar code symbol readers

Title (en)

Scan pattern generator for bar code symbol readers

Title (de)

Abtastmuster-Generator für Strichkodesymbol-Abtaster

Title (fr)

Générateur de configuration de balayage pour lecteurs de symboles de codes à barres

Publication

EP 0273554 B1 19970709 (EN)

Application

EP 87309713 A 19871103

Priority

US 94484886 A 19861222

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0273554A2] Multiple scan line pattern generators including bidirectional scan patterns of mutually parallel scan lines, and scan patterns composed of intersecting lines, are superimposed over bar code symbols to be read. At least one of the scan lines is automatically moved closer to and further away from a reader to perform a zooming function to read far-out and close-in symbols.

IPC 1-7

G06K 7/10

IPC 8 full level

G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06K 7/10693 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 7/10871 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 7/10881 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 2207/1013 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0273554 A2 19880706; EP 0273554 A3 19891115; EP 0273554 B1 19970709; CA 1293875 C 19920107; DE 3751854 D1 19960808; DE 3751854 T2 19970220; DE 3752084 D1 19970814; DE 3752084 T2 19980212; EP 0506208 A1 19920930; EP 0506208 B1 19960703; JP H0565851 B2 19930920; JP S63170613 A 19880714; US 4816661 A 19890328; ZA 879378 B 19880609

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87309713 A 19871103; CA 554996 A 19871221; DE 3751854 T 19871103; DE 3752084 T 19871103; EP 92201483 A 19871103; JP 32362787 A 19871221; US 94484886 A 19861222; ZA 879378 A 19871214